January 22, 2024 has passed into history. Scenes from a day of religious fervour in many parts of India.
IMAGE: A sadhu dances on a roadside in Ayodhya. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters
IMAGE: Devotees pray as they watch a live screening of the opening of the Ram temple at a PVR cinema hall in New Delhi. Photograph: Sahiba Chawdhary/Reuters
IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party supporters celebrate as they watch a live stream of the consecration of the Ram temple outside the BJP headquarters in Mumbai. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters
IMAGE: Devotees sit in front of pictures of deities as they wait for the pran prathishtha to commence. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters
IMAGE: A devotee prays before taking a dip in the waters of the Sarayu river before the inauguration. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters
IMAGE: A Rapid Action Force trooper guards a street in Ayodhya during the inauguration of the Ram temple. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters
IMAGE: Police officers patrol the Sarayu river before the inauguration. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters
IMAGE: A Muslim cleric and a Hindu priest arrive to attend the inauguration. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters
IMAGE: Police officers ask a pilgrim to leave the area of the Ram temple before its inauguration. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters
IMAGE: A devotee walks past RAF members standing guard on the street in Ayodhya. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters
IMAGE: A devotee walks alongside police officers on the street. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters
IMAGE: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and 5T Chairman V K Pandian watch the live telecast of the Ram Mandir pran pratishtha ceremony in Bhubaneswar. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: Former Chief Justice of India Justice U U Lalit and Sunil Bharti Mittal, chairman, Bharti Enterprises, in Ayodhya. Photograph: ANI Photo
Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff.com
Feature Presentation: Aslam Hunani/Rediff.com
